The first "Captain America" movie wasn't the bad movie made in 1991. It was actually an even worse (at least for me) TV movie made in 1979. This is easily the worst thing I have yet to sit through for Superhero Month. The worst thing about this movie is that Captain America in uniform doesn't even appear until three fourths into the actual movie. Okay, they did the same thing with "Power Rangers" but the difference was that that movie was much better acted and at least got the mythology right. This film is more or less Captain American in name only. Most of us know Captain America as a World War II soldier.
This movie does not feature World War II or have anything to do with fighting Nazis or anything like that. It's a very basic concept of a popular character and people should know how to get it right. The Red Skull is arguably the most evil villain in the history of fiction, but we don't even get to see him in this. At least the 1991 movie got the mythology right. It still looked like it was made in the 1970's and this, well was made in the 1970's so it has that excuse. This movie features Steve Rogers as someone who gets the super soldier serum after being in an accident.
Is there any explanation as to why this wasn't mass produced? In the original story, the creator died so only Steve was able to get the serum. There are numerous times where he's referred to as "Mr. Rogers". The fact that you would even use a term as wonderful as Mr. Rogers in a film this horrible is an insult to Fred Rogers. This is the most boring superhero film ever made, with repeated shots of him riding his motorcycle and a helicopter just flying around. The talking goes on forever and I don't even care if any of these guys were characters from the comics. There's a reason this movie is relatively obscure. *
This movie does not feature World War II or have anything to do with fighting Nazis or anything like that. It's a very basic concept of a popular character and people should know how to get it right. The Red Skull is arguably the most evil villain in the history of fiction, but we don't even get to see him in this. At least the 1991 movie got the mythology right. It still looked like it was made in the 1970's and this, well was made in the 1970's so it has that excuse. This movie features Steve Rogers as someone who gets the super soldier serum after being in an accident.
Is there any explanation as to why this wasn't mass produced? In the original story, the creator died so only Steve was able to get the serum. There are numerous times where he's referred to as "Mr. Rogers". The fact that you would even use a term as wonderful as Mr. Rogers in a film this horrible is an insult to Fred Rogers. This is the most boring superhero film ever made, with repeated shots of him riding his motorcycle and a helicopter just flying around. The talking goes on forever and I don't even care if any of these guys were characters from the comics. There's a reason this movie is relatively obscure. *